Buyer profile · Local authority
Bristol City Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 24
- About one every 15 days
- Contracts awarded
- 348
- To 239 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £46.8m
- 101 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £110k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 10 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £2.3mframework ceiling
- £5.62mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £176kestimated
- £1mestimated
- £16mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £12.5mestimated
- £3mestimated
- £80kestimated
- £3.5mframework ceiling
- £26kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 10 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)7%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)0%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)4%
- Direct award (no competition)89%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Bristol City Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 32 days
- Longer than 71% of local authorities
- Based on 23 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 7%
- Lower than 97% of local authorities
- Based on 462 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 45%
- Lower than 91% of local authorities
- Based on 382 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5.5
- More than 58% of local authorities
- Based on 30 awards
- Split into lots
- 29%
- Higher than 81% of local authorities
- Based on 24 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 89%
- Higher than 99% of local authorities
- Based on 462 procurements
- Cancelled
- 8%
- Higher than 67% of local authorities
- Based on 24 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Bristol City Council: 32 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 135 |
| 30–35 days | 132 |
| 35–40 days | 27 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 2 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Bristol City Council: 5.5
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 78 |
| 4–6 bids | 89 |
| 6–8 bids | 57 |
| 8–10 bids | 18 |
| 10–12 bids | 16 |
| 12–14 bids | 8 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
Bristol City Council: 7%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 21 |
| 10–20% | 29 |
| 20–30% | 44 |
| 30–40% | 46 |
| 40–50% | 47 |
| 50–60% | 52 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 27 |
| 80–90% | 44 |
| 90–100% | 63 |
Bristol City Council: 45%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 2 |
| 20–30% | 6 |
| 30–40% | 13 |
| 40–50% | 25 |
| 50–60% | 70 |
| 60–70% | 109 |
| 70–80% | 88 |
| 80–90% | 54 |
| 90–100% | 27 |
Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Bristol City Council.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peros Bridge Urgent Removal | Keynvor Morlift Ltd. | £283k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Social Care and Education Placement | South Gloucestershire Council | — | 18 Dec 2026 |
| Specialist Surfacing for Bus Stop Pads - Temple Way | Miles Macadam Limited | £90k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Social Care and Education Placement | Wessex Water Services Ltd | — | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Rock Face Works (Troopers Hill) | Construction Marine Limited | £110k | 1 Jan 2027 |
| Rock Face Works (Suspension Bridge Road) | Construction Marine Limited | £80k | 1 Jan 2027 |
| Henbury Court School Refurbishment | NKS Contracts (Central) Limited | £590k | 1 Jan 2027 |
| Specialist methodology and training service | LGA | £80k | 5 Jan 2027 |
| Oldland Common Building Adaptations | Elim Housing Association | £100k | 31 Jan 2027 |
| Holymead Primary School Heating Works | Invictus Mechanical Limited | £82k | 31 Jan 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation for 18+ Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People Care Leavers | D2PropCo Ltd | — | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Costing ASC Packages - IT System 2027-29 | iESE CareCubed Services | — | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Repairs and planned works service (Bristol Sanctuary Tenancy Scheme) 2026-28 | Jeff Way Electrical Services Limited | £480k | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Bellevue Play Area - Installation and Supply | Kompan Limited | — | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Community Meals - Hire of 10 Vehicles | Car Hire (Day of Swansea) Ltd t/a Days Rental | £120k | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Full-Time Alternative Learning Provision 2026-27 | Learning Partnership West | £1.73m | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Social Care and Education Placement | Neath Port Talbot Carers Service Ltd | — | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Bristol City Council Furniture Supplies | 4 Front Furniture Ltd, H.jenkinson & Company Limited | — | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Food Safety & Standards Inspections | Constellia Limited | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Social Care and Education Placement | Ruskin Mill Trust Limited | — | 18 Oct 2026 |